in some cultures what
I do is accepted as
normal behavior

he shoveled as fast
as he could but still could not
stem the tide's rising

thirty-six of last
forty-two haikus are mine
get a life perhaps?

stirrings of life in
Haikulandia after
nary a haiku

a grey scale morning
snowy branches, black cats & birds
living nostalgia

Dust Bowl's barren fields
taste and breathe the gritty void
of life...move on West

haiku or senryu
in either case it's the same
goal LESS being MORE

INTER-BEING v.
SEPARATION forces that
unite or divide

ponzi schemes scams and
fraudulent deceptions of
the darkest umbrage

he amassed more wealth
than he could spend in lifetimes
it wasn't enough

greed driven wealth masked
the poverty consciousness
that lay within him

the separation
between God and Gold is far
greater than an "L"

Conquistadores
cry of "God Glory Gold" was
mainly about GOLD

finally employed
someone said i'm beautiful
twas a good day.

A day full of love,
Candy and roses galore;
Someone kill me now

we wish to stone those
who robbed us of our money
dreams and innocence

at least the veneer
of innocence that masks the
beast's underbelly

The Golden Calf of
yore and bronze Bull on Wall Street
so tell me what's changed?

Gullibility
wed Greed...divorced...then filed
Chapter Eleven

inescapable
life's full of joy/suffering
so just ride the waves

i've nothing to lose
or gain so i'll just sit here
watch the clouds go by

quality of life
spiraling down the crapper
I say "what the f**k!!"

gas pedal sticking
air bags deploy brakes don't work
ever recall this?

five million pounds
of ecoli tainted meat
recalled in U.S.

going postal has
extended itself to the
ivory tower

pushy wind forces
its' way through crack and crevasse
and ignites the breath

there's so much killing
in this world that it makes me
want to kill someone

moronic masses.
the world can't be in danger
"there's snow in texas"

could there be a day
when not one bomb nor bullet
nor knife took a life

st. valentine's day
massacre...heart cut wide/deep
left alone bleeding

sex addiction the
itch that just can not be scratched
it is always there

rogue waves in Cali
surf swept spectators into
sea to join the fun

teen arrested for
barking like a dog at cops
disorderly pup

teen arrested for
barking like a dog at cops
disorderly lad

how to move forward
when you're always looking in
the rearview mirror

her one true loves lined
up around the block just to catch a glimpse of her

turn leftways at night
one wall lacking visual noise
clear my head to dream

morose to morass
morbid to morphine to morgue
morphogenesis

....linguistic journey to the grave

she was livid to
be called HEARTBREAKER but she
was exactly that

if Love is so great
why do we "Fall" into it?
just doesn't seem right.

Cherry blossom snow
covering all around me
soft carpet of pink

nature's white blanket
putting an end to commerce
stab it with shovels

I once loved someone
who professed the same yet in
the end loved LUST more

the heart grows weary
distant horizons vanish
the sound of settling

don't worry about
your problems let your problems
worry about you

ISO fear-based
news to hang existential
angst upon...there's lots

curious species
we are..fraught with oddities
even bizarre...FACT

top song involved with
karaoke killings????
Sinatra's "My Way"

So. just call me "DAD"
Was a name I invented
just for the "DAD" joke

just past it's reach I
gladly shovel the edge of
nor'easter's fury

Cold wind at my back
whips about furiously;
Warm beneath my coat

your discernment's poor
like the kid who says "I shot
you dead. Stay down!!"

no matter how you
try you can't exert your WILL
to create feelings

that originate
from the inside out so please
stop shouting "You're dead!"